John Joseph MURPHY, Sr.^[1]

1891 - 1959  (68 years)

• Name	John Joseph MURPHY
  Suffix	Sr.
  Nickname	John
  Birth	7 Oct 1891	Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE   [2]
  	John was born at 1409 Scott Street.
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	5 Jun 1917	Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE   [2]
  	In June 1917, John was employed as a sheet metal worker by the DuPont Company.
  Death	29 Dec 1959	Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE   [3]
  	John died at his home, 1818 Lincoln Street, at noon of an acute myocardial infarction [heart attack] due to coronary artery disease. He was 67 years old at the time of his death.
  Burial	2 Jan 1960	Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE   [3]
  	John's body was interred at All Saints Cemetery.
  Person ID	I30468	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	John MURPHY,   b. 1856, Ireland
  Mother	Catherine KELLEHER,   b. 1853, Ireland
  Family ID	F1995	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma Rose KRAMER,   b. 20 May 1897, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE d. 17 Apr 1962, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	14 Nov 1918	Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE   [4]
  	John and Emma were married at 2:00PM by James P. Quigley, Pastor Roman Catholic Church. John X. Fagan and Martha Garryentes acted as witnesses.
  Children	1. Mary Margaret MURPHY,   b. 28 Aug 1919, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE d. 12 Mar 2005, Lewes, Sussex Co, DE (Age 85 years)   2. John Joseph MURPHY, Jr.,   b. 12 Nov 1921, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE d. 5 Feb 2009 (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F1654	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos

  John J. Murphy. WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Record. Ancestry .com. 1812 Lincoln St, Wilmington, DE.

  
  

• Sources

  [S642] John Murphy, Delaware birth registration no. 33923 (1891). [S718] John J. Murphy. WWI draft registration card. [S737] John Joseph Murphy, Delaware death certificate no. 3993 (1959). [S543] John J. Murphy - Emma Kramer, Delaware marriage certificate no. 1011 (1918).